Iran says Strait of Hormuz to remain closed until US \u2018corrects its behaviour\u2019<\/p>\n
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks as he meets with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, in Baghdad, Iraq October 13, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS <\/p>\n
Iran and the US are not engaged in talks and Tehran will not start them as long as Washington breaches an interim deal signed in June, Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister \u2060Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday, adding that messages are being exchanged via intermediaries.<\/p>\n
Araghchi\u00a0repeated Iran’s position that an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz between Tehran and Muscat was in the “final stages” but would not reopen the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n
In comments reported by Mehr news agency, he said the agreement would set out the new shipping lanes to be used once the US fulfils other conditions and the strait is reopened to traffic.<\/p>\n
Iran says Strait of Hormuz to remain closed until US “corrects its behaviour”<\/p>\n
The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States \u201ccorrects its behaviour\u201d, Iran\u2019s state broadcaster IRIB reported, quoting Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US \u201ccorrects its behaviour\u201d, Iran\u2019s state broadcaster IRIB reports, quoting Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udd17: https:\/\/t.co\/eewYgeG2XK<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vGSFUJu61Z<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Iran says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until its conditions are met<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until its conditions are accepted, as it accused the enemy of shifting its war objectives towards reopening the strategic waterway, PressTV reported.<\/p>\n According to the post on X, IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Mohebbi said the enemy had abandoned all its previous war objectives and was now focusing its efforts on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n \u201cThe enemy, abandoning all its previous war objectives, has now put all its efforts into opening the Strait of Hormuz, which was open before the war,\u201d Mohebbi said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed until the enemy accepts all our conditions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will continue the resistance until the enemy is defeated,\u201d Mohebbi said.<\/p>\n Iranian commander says US, Israel failed to achieve goals against Iran: report<\/p>\n Brig Gen Hassan Zadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Mohammad Rasulullah Corps in Tehran, said the US and Israel had “completely failed” to achieve their objectives against the Islamic Republic, according to the Tasnim News Agency on Sunday.<\/p>\n The news outlet reported that Zadeh said Iran’s “popular strength and comprehensive readiness of the Basij” had made the country one of the major powers in the region and the world, during a visit to upgraded air defense battalions of the 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division to assess their readiness.<\/p>\n He also claimed that US and Israeli leaders now had no answers before public opinion, their elites or their own people for their repeated failures.<\/p>\n “Today, only part of the immense capabilities and readiness of the 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division has been demonstrated in this field,” he added.<\/p>\n Saudi authorities extinguish Jizan Aramco fire, Houthis claim responsibility<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that firefighting teams extinguished a fire that broke out at a Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) facility in Jizan, with the Yemeni Houthis claiming responsibility for attacking the site.<\/p>\n On the X, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said they attacked with a drone, claiming that it was in response to alleged Saudi drone attacks on Yemen\u2019s Saada and Hajjah provinces.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd34 Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Yahya Saree:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd3a We successfully targeted an Aramco refinery in Jizan with a drone, scoring a direct hit.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd3a The operation was carried out in response to Saudi enemy drones\u2019 incursions into the airspace over the provinces of Saada and Hajjah. pic.twitter.com\/69VpIvFh60<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Press TV \ud83d\udd3b (@PressTV) August 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Saudi officials did not respond to the group’s latest statement, but the Saudi Energy Ministry said the incident did not result in any casualties.<\/p>\n Iraqi armed group vows revenge for US-Saudi strikes<\/p>\n The leader of Iraq\u2019s Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba has promised retaliation for joint Saudi-US strikes last month that hit sites of the country\u2019s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), of which it is a member, Al Jazeera reported.<\/p>\n In a statement, Akram al-Kaabi said diplomacy with Saudi Arabia is \u201cfutile\u201d, and that it must be disciplined \u201cthrough a suitable military response\u201d to avenge the strikes on the PMF.<\/p>\n \u201cMissiles can only be countered with missiles, and fire can only be met with fire,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia and the US Central Command said last month that the joint air strikes targeted militias in Iraq responsible for attacks on American troops and Saudi energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n The PMF, a paramilitary force, said at least 20 of its members were killed and 32 wounded in the strikes.<\/p>\n Pentagon urges defence industry to accelerate weapons production amid Iran war<\/p>\n The Trump administration has asked the US defence industry to rapidly escalate the production and delivery of weapons, including munitions that are in extremely short supply due to the war with Iran, The Washington Post has reported, quoting a Defence Department memo, Al Jazeera reported.<\/p>\n Deputy Defence Secretary Steve Feinberg wrote to industry leaders last Wednesday, noting that they have to submit plans to \u201cdrive significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and\/or increased production for critical capabilities\u201d within 21 days.<\/p>\n \u201cYears-long development cycles are not acceptable,\u201d Feinberg wrote. \u201cWe must dramatically accelerate our program schedules and expand our production capacity now.\u201d<\/p>\n There have been multiple reports of the US running short on munitions stockpiles and, more critically, of anti-missile Patriot interceptors.<\/p>\n Trump earlier said that the army has \u201cmassive amounts\u201d of munitions, posting on Truth Social that \u201clarge amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the US as needed\u201d.<\/p>\n Explosion heard in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail as fires reported at energy facilities: sources<\/p>\n A loud explosion was heard in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail region, while Arab sources reported that gas facilities in Jubail Industrial City were targeted and a fire broke out at the site.<\/p>\n Some Arab regional sources reported hearing a loud and powerful explosion in the Jubail area. The cause of the blast is unclear.<\/p>\n Separately, Arab sources reported that gas facilities in Jubail Industrial City had been targeted, resulting in a fire at the site. The reports did not provide details on the nature of the incident or possible casualties.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 Loud explosion reportedly heard in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail region as reports say gas facilities in Jubail Industrial City were targeted, sparking a fire<\/p>\n \ud83d\udef0\ufe0f NASA FIRMS satellite imagery shows multiple thermal anomalies, including a high-intensity detection, in the reported area\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/n4WEfnA0Mj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) August 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n In a separate development, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry confirmed that a fire broke out at one of the facilities belonging to the Aramco refinery in Jizan.<\/p>\n The ministry did not provide a cause for the fire but said the incident resulted in no fatalities. Regional sources reported earlier that SaudiAramco’s facilities in Jizan had been targeted.<\/p>\n It was not clear whether the incident in Jizan was connected to the reported explosion and fire in Jubail.<\/p>\n Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but not enough to open the waterway<\/p>\n Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough \u200bto free up the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship there.<\/p>\n An agreement between Iran and Oman over the strait, which separates the two countries, is \u200cseen as vital to a wider deal to end the war, which began with US and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28 and led to Tehran establishing a chokehold over the major energy export route.<\/p>\n A US official, who declined to be identified, said on Friday that Washington anticipated an agreement soon between Iran and Oman, so normal oil traffic could resume.<\/p>\n Read: US-Iran war is ending, Pakistan won<\/a><\/p>\n Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Iran and Oman were “very close” to an agreement on a new shipping route through the strait, but reopening it would depend on \u200bother conditions, including US compensation to Iran.<\/p>\n The secretary of Iran’s top national security body, Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, listed other demands including ending US threats against Iran, stopping aggression against Iran and its Lebanese, \u200bPalestinian, Yemeni and Iraqi allies, lifting a blockade and sanctions on Iran and freeing Iranian assets.<\/p>\n Oman reports positive negotiations, condemns ship attacks <\/p>\n Oman condemned what it described as repeated \u2060attacks on vessels while transiting the strait, without assigning blame, and said that negotiations with Iran on arrangements for shipping through Hormuz were “positive and constructive”.<\/p>\n “Oman stresses the importance of avoiding any actions that could affect these \u200bnegotiations and the progress achieved in a manner that takes into account the interests of all parties,” the foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n Araqchi said the previous shipping traffic separation scheme through the strait was no longer acceptable to Tehran \u200band Iran was discussing a temporary route with Oman while technical and legal issues surrounding a permanent route were resolved.<\/p>\n Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, a relative moderate, said he believed now was the best time for an agreement.<\/p>\n “There is cohesion, strength, and unity in the country, and as far as I know, Iran is considered victorious and powerful in this war,” Iranian news agencies quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n Iran has reacted to the US attacks by targeting US bases in Gulf states and Jordan as well \u200bas striking shipping in the narrow strait, which carried a fifth of the world’s oil and gas shipments before the war.<\/p>\n The UAE said on Saturday that Iran had attacked a carrier affiliated with the UAE’s state \u200boil company with a missile as it transited the Strait of Hormuz. No injuries were reported in the latest attacks on shipping there.<\/p>\n